The Committee received a report that sets out the Community Safety Partnership’s (CSP) reviewed CSP Plan 2013-16 for the final year of its 4 year term 2016/17.

It was noted that the CSP:

1.    Has an annual duty to review its Community Safety Partnership Plan known as a Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy under the Crime and Disorder Act and should do this based on its annual Strategic Assessment. Under the Council Constitution, this Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy, known here as the Community Safety Partnership Plan must be approved by Full Council as the Council is statutorily obliged to adopt one; and

2.    Plan 2013-16 revised for Year 4 (2016/17) has been reviewed by the CSP Subgroup Chairs and agency leads from the responsible authorities (statutory partners), prior to discussion and approval by the CSP on 18th July 2016. The CSP has reviewed its priorities for the final year of the current Plan and is presenting the revised Plan to the Councils Executive to agree its progression to Full Council as required by the constitution for adoption.

The main points of the discussion may be summarised as follows:

The Committee:

·         Noted that whilst future priorities will be tied to those of the MOPAC (Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime) the Partnership will be listening closely to residents; identify best practice and aim to had fewer priorities but with better outcomes;

·         Noted that there has been an increase in the numbers of reported incidences of Domestic Violence (DV) as women are now more confident to come forward to report such crimes;

·         Noted that since the EU referendum whilst there had been an increase in the incidences of hate these had been of a verbal and not physical kind. In addition, more is being done to address hate crime e.g. encouraging more residents to become Hate Crime Champions; more work is being undertaken so as to obtain on such crimes; heightening awareness of the facilities to report such crimes; funding of specialist DV Court Workers;

·         Was impressed with the work being undertaken to address such crimes;

·         Wanted more to be done to facilitate the exchange of expertise and experience, to promote good practice and to help identify successful strategies for addressing issues of crime prevention and community safety in the Night Time Economy. Including involving partner agencies e.g. Registered Housing Providers and Neighbour Local Authorities. In response it was noted that the scoping paper in this issue was nearing completion;

·         Wanted assurances that all was being done to address the incidence of knife crime;

·         Noted that LBTH has funded MPS officers to mitigate the incidences of crime and each of the Boroughs Wards has a Community Safety Action Plan in place to address such crimes e.g. The recent successes on the Aberfeldy Estate and Accredited Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers (THEO) who work with the Police Community Support Officers (PCSO) on community safety matters and establish a dialogue and to support residents in the efforts to address community safety matters in their neighbourhoods;

·         Noted that LBTH has 6 Police Officers who currently work with the THEO’s to address evidence based crimes e.g. Anti-Social Behaviour;

·         Noted that with regards to the Registered Housing Providers and Drug Misuse the CSP is working to address the cause and effect (Inc Treatment and Crimes associated with such misuse); and

·         Noted that it is recognised that the use of the 101 number has not proved to be effective as intended and is accordingly to be reviewed.

As a result of discussions on the above the Chair Moved and it was:-

RESOLVED to note the report and the points raised above.